US2005041150A1PendingUtilityA1

Providing content-owner control in a networked device

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Assignee: INTERACTUAL TECHNOLOGIES INCPriority: Jul 2, 2001Filed: Sep 30, 2004Published: Feb 24, 2005
Est. expiryJul 2, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Greg GewickeyTodd Collart
H04L 65/764H04N 21/23614H04N 21/443H04N 21/4408H04N 21/4782H04N 21/60H04N 21/4147H04N 21/4348H04N 21/42646H04N 21/4622H04N 21/4623H04N 21/64322H04N 21/4381
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Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for accessing media content by initiating a first view providing access to at least a portion of a first content within the first view, initiating a second view providing access to a second content within the second view and preventing the second content from being accessed with the first content in the first view. Additionally, access to a third content with the first content is allowed in the first view. The apparatus includes a first view configured to provide access to a first content, a second view configured to provide access to a second content, and a graphical subsystem configured to prevent the second content from being access in the first view. In one embodiment, the first view is a media content view, and the second view is a web view.

Claims

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1 . A method for providing access to media content, comprising the steps of: 
 initiating a first mode, the first mode including programmatic content and a multimedia window defined within the programmatic content, the multimedia window for display of multimedia content;    receiving an input; and    selecting the multimedia window in response to the received input.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising initiating a second mode for the multimedia content.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the second mode for the multimedia content is a full screen view.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising: 
 receiving a second input; and    returning to the first mode including the programmatic content and the multimedia window.    
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising indicating the presence of additional assets.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the indication of the presence of additional assets is a graphical overlay.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the indication of the presence of additional assets is a light on a remote control.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the programmatic content further defines a control feature.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the control feature includes providing access to the internet and providing options for media content.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the control feature includes providing options for the programmatic content.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the options for the programmatic content include language options.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the control feature includes providing options for the multimedia content.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the options for the multimedia content include language options.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising downloading additional programmatic content.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising displaying the additional programmatic content.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the programmatic content is a control structure.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the programmatic content is web content.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the programmatic content comprises a markup language.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the additional programmatic content is based upon a version of the multimedia content.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the additional programmatic content is based upon a version of the programmatic content.  
     
     
         21 . A method for providing access to content, comprising the steps of: 
 outputting audio/video (AV) content stored on a portable storage medium;    monitoring for an event while outputting the AV content; and    notifying a user that content related to the AV content is available in response to receiving the event.    
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising the step of generating a notification event, wherein the step of notifying is initiated by the notification event.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the step of notifying includes generating a graphical overlay and displaying the graphical overlay over at least a portion of a display of the video content.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the step of notifying includes turning on a light on a remote control.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising displaying the content related to the AV content in response to an input signal.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising displaying the content related to the AV content along with the video content.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26  wherein the video content is displayed within a subset area defined by programmatic content.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the content related to the AV content is programmatic content.  
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28  further comprising displaying the programmatic content.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the programmatic content is a control structure.  
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the programmatic content is web content.  
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the programmatic content comprises a markup language.  
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the programmatic content is based upon a version of the AV content.  
     
     
         34 . A method comprising: 
 verifying an identification on a portable storage medium; and    controlling access to a network as a function of the verifying.    
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said controlling said access comprises controlling access to a content stream from said network.  
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 34  wherein said controlling said access comprises controlling access to multimedia content from said network.  
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36  wherein the controlling of said access to said multimedia content including controlling access to multimedia content.  
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37  further comprising: 
 displaying said multimedia content as a function of said controlling.    
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 36  further comprising: 
 initiating a first mode in response to the controlling of said access, the first mode including programmatic content and a multimedia window defined within the programmatic content, the multimedia window for display of multimedia content;    receiving said multimedia content from said network; and    selecting the multimedia window in response to the received multimedia content.    
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 39  further comprising initiating a second mode for the multimedia content.  
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 40 , wherein the second mode for the multimedia content is a full screen view.  
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 40 , further comprising: 
 receiving a second input; and    returning to the first mode including the programmatic content and the multimedia window.

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